Elizabeth Thieriot received a call the day of the apparent scuffle from her children, who told her that her husband was preparing to put her personal effects in the driveway of his home in Pacific Heights for removal.

When she went to the house to protest, there was an apparent scuffle. Charles Thieriot later told police that she had attacked him and torn his shirt.

In an interview last month, Elizabeth Thieriot said she had fallen down during the struggle and suffered an injured ankle and various bruises herself.